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The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery British Volume
Vol. 83-B, Issue 4 | Pages 506 - 509
1 May 2001
Gozzard C Bannister G Langkamer G Khan S Gargan M Foy C

Of 586 employed patients with a whiplash injury 40 (7%) did not return to work. The risk was increased by three times in heavy manual workers, two and a half times in patients with prior psychological symptoms and doubled for each increase of grade of disability. The length of time off work doubled in patients with a psychological history and trebled for each increase in grade of disability. The self-employed were half as likely to take time off work, but recovered significantly more slowly than employees.